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Where does “haaren” come from?

haaren (German) comes from Dutch haar, from Middle Dutch hâer, from Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic hezōi, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

haaren (German): To moult; To lose one’s hair

Definitions

  1. To moult; To lose one’s hair

Ancestry of “haaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaarThird-person singular, feminine object pronoun:...
2Middle Dutchhâer—
3Old Dutchhirogenitive/dative of siu
4Proto-Germanichezōidative singular feminine of *hiz
5Proto-Germanic*hiz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “haaren”

  • haar
  • haart
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